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the national childbirth trust

The charity supports children and young people and other defined groups. The National Childbirth Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

We offer information and support in pregnancy, childbirth and early parenthoodWe aim to give every parent the chance to make informed choicesWe want to make sure that everyone in the UK, regardless of background or location, has access to our services and activitiesWe advocate on behalf of parents to make the UK more parent friendly by improving services and support for parents

Fundraising

See where The National Childbirth Trust is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£11,848,572
Latest Expenditure
£12,064,573

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 94.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 92.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 1.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £838,105
Charitable Activities £10,479,279
Other Trading £407,850
Investments £96,704
Other Income £26,634

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £11,149,797
Raising Funds £135,206
Governance £26,241
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £779,570

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£11,848,572£12,064,573£11,149,797£4,601,188£4,333,501187 / 3251
2023£11,251,000£11,656,000£10,699,000£4,588,000£4,392,000172 / 4000
2022£10,861,000£10,613,000£9,727,000£5,141,000£4,982,000110 / 5000
2021£10,413,000£10,351,000£9,378,000£4,590,000£4,452,000117 / 5263
2020£14,345,000£16,466,000£14,853,000£4,134,000£2,562,000220 / 5576

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers